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Deasy helps to edge out students

Ulster Bank League round-up

Charging on: UCD made much of the running against Lansdowne but were pegged back in the end (Brendan Moran)

UCD’s lead at the top of Division 1A was cut to four points after Lansdowne got the better of them 22-20. The students’ six-match winning streak in the competition came to an end on the Aviva stadium’s back pitch, with Lansdowne captain Scott Deasy playing a central role with a 17-point haul.

Out-half Deasy kicked five penalties and converted a second-half try from Leinster’s Cian Kelleher, as Mike Ruddock’s men climbed one place into fifth courtesy of their third straight victory.

It was tough for the league leaders to take as they outscored Lansdowne by three tries to one — forwards Liam Hyland and Josh Murphy and centre Jamie Glynn touched down — but former Munster player Deasy took on the mantle of match-winner once again.

It was tighthead Hyland’s try on the stroke of half-time that nudged UCD into a 8-6 lead after a fast-paced first half. A move straight off